as in to deprive
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Recent Examples of disinherit
Those with substantial assets can use threats of disinheriting their kids to try to force them into doing their bidding.
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Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Related Articles Dear Abby: My husband was disinherited and nobody acknowledges the injustice
My older brothers are planning the event.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
But in a twist worthy of a telenovela, Rivera disinherited Chiquis just two months before her death.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
For speaking honestly in King Lear, Cordelia is disinherited and then executed by her lying sisters.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2024
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Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Related Articles Dear Abby: My husband was disinherited and nobody acknowledges the injustice
My older brothers are planning the event.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
But in a twist worthy of a telenovela, Rivera disinherited Chiquis just two months before her death.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
For speaking honestly in King Lear, Cordelia is disinherited and then executed by her lying sisters.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinherit
deprive
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Research published in the Journal of Sleep Research in 2021 found that people who commonly woke up in the night and had trouble getting back to sleep on a nightly basis—effectively depriving themselves of restorative sleep—had a nearly 40% higher risk of developing dementia.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
23 Oct. 2025
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Planting these crops too close to apple trees deprives both brassicas and apple trees of nutrients and leads to stunted plants and poor crop yields.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Disinherit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinherit. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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